As part of its effort to safeguard the welfare of employees and to ensure that employers abide by the Tabung Amanah Pekerja Board Order 2016, the Employees Trust Fund (TAP) with the cooperation of the Attorney General's Chambers brought to court another company for failing to pay their employees contribution.

The company, represented by its owner, pleaded guilty at the Magistrate's Court in Bandar Seri Begawan on April 27 to two charges for failing to pay employees TAP contribution for the period of June 2015 to July 2015.

The court then sentenced the company to pay a fme of $1,200.

The company was also ordered to pay the backdated contributions mentioned under the two charges.

Under Section 26 of the Employees TrustAct (Chapter 167) and Section 29 of Supplemental Contributory Pension Trust Order 2009, employers found guilty in breach of the Act are liable to a fine not exceeding $3,000 for the first offence, and a fme not exceeding $10,000 for the second and subsequent offences.

TAP urged employers to abide by the laws and make their TAP and Supplemental Contributory Pension (SCP) contributions on time before 15th of the preceding month to avoid late charges.

Employees are also advised to lodge a complaint to the TAP Call Centre if they are not registered or found that their monthly contributions are not paid to TAP.

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